Good morning gentlemen, I called an old engineering friend and asked, " What have you been working on?' He replied, " Advanced Aqua-thermal processing of ceramics, aluminum, and steel, in a controlled environment." I was impressed! Until I found out he was just washing dishes in hot water while his wife supervised! Gentlemen, there are times in our lives that we all want to feel important, especially since we started this journey. But here is the deal, we can wear all the nice bespoke clothing, the most expensive fragrances, drive the most expensive car, live in the nicest high-rise apartment, or the most expensive house, but if your manners and attitude does not reflect what you are portraying then what you hoped to accomplished will be in vain. You might look like a gentleman on the outside, but the moment you open your mouth, or are faced with a situation that requires you to respond you will be exposed. This journey to being a gentleman is more than appearance or being popular. This journey is more than what people see on the outside, or what you do when people are around, this a about being that gentleman in every aspect especially when people are not around, (Or you think that no one is watching, you never know who's watching). To truly be a gentleman, you have to be willing to die to yourself, to give up the old ways, and willing to walk in a new way, a new light. Sometimes that means cutting ties with people who are not on the same path or level that you are now and that only want to keep you down and on the same level that they are on. You might have to leave that job that is holding you back; and you know you are being held back, but you stay because of fear or your friends that you have there. This might involve even a change in where you live to get that fresh start, yes change is and can be difficult and even hard at times; but here is the thing, the rewards and benefits from this will far out way they discomfort you dealt with during your transition to being a gentleman.

Probably the first non-cartoon movie I remember seeing as a child was a bond film ( you only live twice). Of all the Bond films the Quintessential movie hands down has to be Gold Finger. From Odd Job, to the gold painted victim, to the DB 5-to the ribald retort. -“I must be dreaming”😉-this bond created the blockbuster movie concept. While this video shows that fact, it reveals another that is helpful. In 1963 and 1964 lapels had become extremely thin (much like today). With a wider lapel it’s easier to have a PROPERLY waist level operable button as the lapel will roll more. Nevertheless from Connery to the portly GoldFinger character (Karl Gerhart Fröbe). ALL THE COATS HIT AT THE WAIST AND COVERED THERE BACKSIDE. A thinner lapel will slightly pull that up but not to the silhouette ruination that is the modern fit. Oh well. I feel better. It’s a great video to watch about this my favorite Bond Movie. The one that sealed Bonds long term success. A franchise that has endured for nearly 65 years. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUH4-phY-e8